She Called

 

I had to take a nap due to sleep problem. I left my phone with Tommy and told him to answer when cleaner called. She did and Tommy can remember nothing she said except one thing. She asked to speak to me. Then, she must have said something else because he told her he did not know my schedule. She said she would call later. It was a 32 second call. No, she has not called back. 

Tomorrow, the ot comes, so no time for cleaner. 

Today, I went to the Pig and Ace. Manager in charge of Ace today, could not help a woman with a battery for a remote. So, I did. He is not much of an employee. 

I repaired the mailbox decoration. Tommy will put it back on tomorrow. The deer light up about 2 pm and shut off at 10 pm or earlier. Tommy will reprogram that tomorrow. 

Tonight, we baked three small packages of chicken--4 drumsticks, 4 filets of breast, and two huge bscb; part will be for Christmas Day. We cooked with the chicken : potatoes, pound of carrots, and 2 lbs. of Brussels sprouts. One had a worm in it which I found before cooking, thankfully. 

The last two nights have been a true test of the king-sized wool blanket. I felt not one breeze like I did before. I slept with king wool blanket, military wool blanket, cheap quilt and flannel sheets. It was heaven. 

Plus, the injection site of the covid vaccine is terribly sore. It is in left arm, not my preferred arm for injections. I sleep on my left side, so I always get injections in my right arm because I won't sleep on that side. NOW, The lump and pain keep me up. It throbs. Tommy said his was very painful, too. It has been four days, and there is a larger lump each day and more pain. His hurt much worse after he carried in four cases of Dasani. Does a vaccine cause lump, pain, and raised temp in your arm?

When the leg therapy is used on me, it sometimes squeezes my toes together really tight. Last night, I almost cried. Later, my toe hurt so that I kept getting up, trying to care for it. It was 8 am before I managed to stop most of the pain and finally sleep. Late today, I finally quit limping! 

Bubble lights for the tree are one of my fondest memories of my early childhood. Do you love them? 

What is a fond memory of a Christmas decoration? 

A few things and so cold and wet

First of all, Oui comes in very strong glass pots. I dropped a bag of groceries while I was trying to transfer the bags from one hand to the other. I heard the Oui land with a crack on the concrete step. There seemed to be no doubt that it had broken. Nope. Those glass pots are sturdy.

Then, I took a can of tuna from the shelf and dropped it right on my big toe that was hurting anyway. The can of tuna landed right at and above the cuticle. That hurt SO. A few days later I dropped something else on the exact same spot. Yes, it is very much discolored. I was going to a podiatrist anyway, but it will be fine.

No, I don't drop so much. But, dropping the Oui reminded me of my dropping things on my toe.

Yesterday, we went to another free lunch. We had a beef patty with delicious gravy, huge sweet potato, green beans and two very thin slices of buttered bread, unsweetened iced tea, and cookies.

We also brought a meal home. Tommy was glad to get a meal for home, especially since I cooked nothing for dinner.

I went to Publix and WM and bought a few things. I left the milk in his car and my car for six hours. It was still cool when I brought it in from my car. Tommy told me I left it in his car, so I went out to get it and put it in my car while I helped him. Then, I forgot it in there. No, I did not forget it. I was cold, just hurting so much and went to sleep.

He called me shortly after I got back in the house after putting food in his car. His car would not start since he left the lights on when he came into the house. I think my lights go off after a bit.

It rained all day, sometimes a drizzle and sometimes steady rain. So, I was already feeling damp. I went to Auto Zone to borrow jumper cables. Of course, I am drowning and my sandaled feet are cold and wet. He had to use two canes while hooking them up. He had on a rain jacket, socks and shoes which I did not! Then, I had to take the cables back. I was so exhausted I was dizzy.

Jumper cables are something I used to have. Where did they go? They are a case of something someone asked to borrow, promising to bring them back. NO! The person would not give them back.

Cold and wet? Yesterday I was the wettest I have been in ages. Since the weather was around sixty, it was numbing. Remember, it was in high 80s two days ago.

This past week, I have finished my Christmas shopping. Of course, every last thing was reduced. So. that is a bit of good news for me.

Does anyone have one of those things to keep to jump off a car without needing cables and another car? Have an opinion of how they are to use?